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St Oswald

St Oswald

Rand CP

Lincolnshire

C12, C13, C14, nave rebuilt in c.1820, chancel mostly rebuilt in 1862 by R. J. Withers.

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with stone coped gables, single cross finial and a few decorative ridge tiles.

Mid C14 west tower with plinth, moulded string course and 3 stage diagonal buttresses up to bell stage.

Small late C13 pointed window inserted above with Y tracery, hood mould

single mid C12 long snouted dragon head label stop.

Moulded eaves above with projecting corner gargoyles.

Early C14 hood mould and label stops.

Blocked late C14 window to west with triangular head, 2 cusped lights with diamond above, hood mould and single label stop to west.

Early C13 chancel arch heavily restored in C19, with pointed, double chamfered head, inner order supported on polygonal responds with moulded abaci.

Small early C13 capital to south west.

Chancel north wall with late C13 tomb set in C19 tomb recess with ball flower decoration.

Recumbent female effigy with angels supporting pillow, hands in prayer, shield lying on her middle, dog at feet, re-cut face and rich drapery.

Monuments in nave include early C13, richly coped Purbeck marble coffin lid.

Early C17 ashlar monument to Sir Vincent Fulnetby

wives, c.1593, with tall finials and numerous shields.

Pink, white and grey veined marble monument to Sir Sapcote Harington, died 1630, with wife, both in prayer under round headed arches with 3 daughters and 2 sons in prayer set beneath with winged skull and laurel wreath.

White marble monument to Dorothy Leigh, died 1613 with woman in ruff kneeling at prieu dieu.

Brasses re-set on ashlar in 1890, of William Mettram of Bolington, died 1590, with standing woman in embroidered dress to right, fragment of praying woman on left with a knight's armoured legs below.

White marble monument to Anna Matham died 1602, with Death with sickle and hour glass, woman kneeling in ruff with 3 sons and 2 daughters in front of her, and 3 daughters behind.

Grey marble monument to Charles and Elizabeth Metham, 1628, with man and woman kneeling opposite each other, wearing ruffs.

Font with quatrefoiled panels of 1902.